Philippine unemployment up slightly to 4.3 pct

MANILA: The unemployment rate in the Philippines reached 4.3 per cent in December 2022, 0.1 percentage point higher than the performance in November but the second lowest since April 2005, reported Xinhua, quoting the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday. The number of unemployed Filipinos rose to 2.22 million in December, PSA data showed. Boosted […]

Developers call for building material price controls

KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) has called for temporary price controls on important building materials. Its chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said this would ensure price increases could be controlled and absorbed by the market slowly without affecting the national economy badly. He said a sharp surge in demand in […]

The rakyat will be cared for come rain or shine

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has given the assurance that the people’s welfare will be taken care of despite the country being in the midst of the movement control order (MCO) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said various strategies have been planned to ensure Malaysians are not denied necessary aid […]